On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 8:25 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is going to be a disaster of the highest magnitude. > > What we learned from his ESPN stint is that he is *horrible* on > television. He was effectively kicked off the NBA broadcasts because of his > ego. The Grantland Basketball Hour dragged. Writing: YMMV. Editor of > Grantland: very good to excellent (with the blotch of the Dr V story). 30 > for 30: his legacy. Podcasts: generally decent. But wow: what a lousy TV > presence. > Exactly. Maybe HBO has visions of another John Oliver, but if so they have their heads all the way up their asses. The only thing that might make sense about this deal is if they want him to do documentaries, and the weekly TV show was his non-negotiable price. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
